Know all about Gritstone and Schist properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Gritstone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Schist belongs to Metamorphic Rocks.Texture of Gritstone is Earthy whereas that of Schist is Foliated, Platy. Gritstone appears Layered and Foliated and Schist appears Layered and Shiny. The luster of Gritstone is dull while that of Schist is shiny. Gritstone is available in beige, black, brown, colourless, cream, dark brown, green, grey, light green, light to dark grey, pink, red, white, yellow colors whereas Schist is available in black, blue, brown, dark brown, green, grey, silver colors. The commercial uses of Gritstone are an oil and gas reservoir, as a feed additive for livestock, gemstone, metallurgical flux, production of lime, soil conditioner, source of magnesia (mgo), tombstones and that of Schist are used in aquariums, writing slates.